GRE Word List
RIDDLE
a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
The meaning of the word riddle is a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| dynamic | marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |